Dutch Cocoa Pumpkin Brownies Cake Like Recipes

ABSOLUTELY BEST BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8x8 or 9x9 inch baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, beat together the butter and sugar. Add eggs, and mix well. Combine the flour, cocoa and salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Mix in the vanilla and stir in walnuts if desired. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are firm. Cool before cutting into squares.

DUTCH COCOA & PUMPKIN BROWNIES (CAKE-LIKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Use non-stick cooking spray to coat the sides & bottom of a 13x9x2 inch baking pan (this recipe was tested with the Perfect Brownie Pan).
• In large bowl, stir together sugars, cocoa, flour, baking powder, salt and pumpkin pie spice. Set aside.
• In small bowl stir together pumpkin puree, melted butter, eggs and vanilla.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour the wet ingredients into it.
• Stir until combined. (It'll feel like a lot of stirring and look like too much dry ingredients but it'll come together into a thick batter.).
• Spread the batter into prepared pan and bake for 28-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out slightly sticky, but not wet.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack.
• For Frosting:.
• In small bowl beat together melted butter, cocoa, corn syrup and vanilla.
• Add powdered sugar and one teaspoon of the hot water.
• Beat until smooth and until desired consistency is reached, adding the rest of the hot water as needed.
• Spread onto cooled brownies.